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Roadside Tables Are Pure Michigan

Roadside Tables Are Pure Michigan

June 30, 2014
Kath Usitalo
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With five kids it was a rare treat for our family to eat at a restaurant, even while traveling. We became very familiar with picnics…

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Vernors Goes Swimmingly with Salmon

Vernors Goes Swimmingly with Salmon

May 10, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General

Here’s another idea for cooking with Vernors, Detroit’s delish ginger ale. This is an easy way to prepare salmon; you might say it’s deliciously different:…

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Versatile Vernors Makes Great Onion Rings

Versatile Vernors Makes Great Onion Rings

May 10, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General

Once in a while (maybe twice a year) I have a taste for onion rings, but last week when the mood hit I didn’t have…

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Magicians Are Dying to Get In

Magicians Are Dying to Get In

October 21, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Most folks wouldn’t brag on their tombstone about their reputation as “America’s Greatest Pickpocket” or “The Magnificent Fraud.” But at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, a…

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Gaylord: Where the Elk Roam

Gaylord: Where the Elk Roam

October 17, 2013
Kath Usitalo
GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

Michigan is home to one of the largest herds of elk east of the Mississippi, with most of the animals living in the northern Lower…

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Fricano's Pizza. Period.

Fricano’s Pizza. Period.

October 17, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Talk about keeping it simple. Fricano’s Muskegon Lake serves pizza. Period. And it’s a pizza unlike any I’ve ever had. Thin crust doesn’t begin to describe it….

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Stalking The Beatles in Corn Maze Season

Stalking The Beatles in Corn Maze Season

September 16, 2013
Kath Usitalo
GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

It’s probably safe to assume that when John, Paul, George and Ringo recorded their first album it didn’t occur to them that a half-century later…

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Local Flavors Inspire Food Dance

Local Flavors Inspire Food Dance

September 3, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

“Don’t like the weather in Michigan? Wait five minutes.” “Michigan is fortunate to enjoy four distinct seasons. Sometimes all in the same day.” There are…

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Talk About A Deep Dish Pie

Talk About A Deep Dish Pie

August 27, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

The letters spell out “WORLDS LARGEST CHERRY PIE” and for 11 years it was. I had to brake when I saw the enormous pie pan…

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Happy Birthday, Henry Ford

Happy Birthday, Henry Ford

July 30, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

July 30 marks the 150th anniversary if the birth of one of the world’s most influential industrialists. If Henry Ford (b. July 30, 1863, d….

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